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   Gary McGath   wrote:   
   >On 8/25/24 10:19 PM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:   
   >> Mike Van Pelt  wrote:   
   >>> This amusing dilema ended quickly, as [Tarzan] had the superpower   
   >>> of being able to learn a new language in about two pages.   
   >>   
   >> Naturally, since he was of royal blood, hence genetically superior.   
   >>   
   >> Burroughs was a man of his time.   
   >   
   >Which is especially amusing when you think of all the genetic problems   
   >people of royal blood actually had.   
      
   Heh... Thinking of Sir Roger trying to explain the concept of   
   royal blood to the aliens in "The High Crusade".  They thought   
   the humans were doing genetic engineering to improve themselves.   
      
   Yeah, not so much.   
      
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